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Natural Occurrence and Industrial Applications of d‐ Amino Acids: An Overview
Author(s) -
MartínezRodríguez Sergio,
MartínezGómez Ana Isabel,
RodríguezVico Felipe,
ClementeJiménez Josefa María,
Las HerasVázquez Francisco Javier
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemistry and biodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1612-1880
pISSN - 1612-1872
DOI - 10.1002/cbdv.200900245
Subject(s) - amino acid , chemistry , biochemical engineering , computational biology , data science , computer science , nanotechnology , biochemistry , engineering , biology , materials science
Interest in d‐ amino acids has increased in recent decades with the development of new analytical methods highlighting their presence in all kingdoms of life. Their involvement in physiological functions, and the presence of metabolic routes for their synthesis and degradation have been shown. Furthermore, d‐ amino acids are gaining considerable importance in the pharmaceutical industry. The immense amount of information scattered throughout the literature makes it difficult to achieve a general overview of their applications. This review summarizes the state‐of‐the‐art on d‐ amino acid applications and occurrence, providing both established and neophyte researchers with a comprehensive introduction to this topic.